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Foster resuscitates St. Francis Xavier RC Youth Club
Mr. Hilbert Foster, CEO and Secretary of the popularly- known Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports (RHTY&SC) Club on the Corentyne, recently launched a set of plans to bring back life into the St. Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Youth Club (SFXRCYC). Many would remember this vibrant Catholic group that was very active many years ago under his brother, Mr. Alex Foster. Hilbert Foster has recently become active again at St. Francis Xavier Church at Port Mourant, Corentyne and addressed the congregation last Sunday about his plans to bring back life into the club.
Mr Hilbert Foster speaking to the congregation last Sunday.
“We are trying to form back the SFXRCYC down here…and as you know, for the last thirty years, I have been at the RHTY&SC and that club has grown to become one of the best in the Caribbean,” he added.
Foster added that he believes the time has come “to give my services back to my church after being away for a long while…and the youth club will be up and running from this week.” After the Sunday Mass for the 33RD Sunday in Ordinary Time on Sunday, November 17, 2013, the young people distributed snacks to every member as well. The group also distributed four hampers to senior citizen members of the church and this initiative, he added, will take place on a monthly basis. ”It will be selected by the young people…and these are some of the items that the youths have planned for the rest of the year.”
This Sunday, Foster has invited young people below the age of 16 to participate in a drawing competition after the Harvest Thanksgiving Mass “…and the topic is Wise Men and Jesus…you will be provided with cardboards and crayons and there will be some very good prizes for the young people.”
In December, the group will feed the orphans at the Port Mourant Orphanage followed by a massive Concert on December 18 in the church. That’s not all. The SFXRCYC is planning, too, a get-together with a Luncheon which will be held on December 22, 2013 as well, “…and there will also be distribution of toys and each Catholic home will be visited and you will be provided toys for your children—when they come around to sing carols in your home,” Foster noted.
A visit is also planned by the youth club to Ascension in New Amsterdam as well as distribution of toys to children in other parishes across Berbice, as the Christmas season nears. St. Francis Xavier church, too, he added, will be starting a programme in December on Dave’s Television Channel 8 (DTV-8) in December, “…so the young people can express their faith via TV.” Some other things planned for next year include designing and printing a leaflet, similar to that of the Catholic Standard “…and essay competitions for young people; a Youth Mass; the formation of a proper choir and we will also be having fund- raising events.” Social outings, too, are planned to places such as Splashmins “…where we will go and have Mass.” “And then, we are hoping, like what we used to have in the 80’s—a massive Church Fair sometime in May next year,” Foster disclosed.
He charged his team including Veronica, Pamela, Carol, Corrine, Melina Rankin and Joey to work hard as well as the other young people in St. Francis church to put their shoulders to the wheel and bring back the popular youth club.
Fr. Joachim de Mello SJ thanked Foster for returning to the church and for bringing back life into the SFXRCYC. “May God richly bless Mr. Foster and his youths as well as everyone in the now resuscitated St. Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Youth Club,” he expressed. (Leon Suseran)
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